Improvement in plows



J. V. TAYLOR.

Plow- Fender.

No. 26,718. Y l Patemdiama, 1860;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'.I. V. TAYLOR, OF DIXON, ILLINOIS.`

IMPROVEMENT IN PLows.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be itknown that I, J. V. TAYLOR, of Dixon, in the county of Lee andState ot' Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Flows;and I do hereby declare that'the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making al part of this specification, in Which- Figure l is a side viewof my invention; Fig. 2, a front view of the same; Fig. 3, a plan or topview of the same.

Similar letters of reference lindicate correspending parts in theseveral gures.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination, with acultivator-plow, ofashield, when said shield in its transverse sectionpresents a Cymen-reversa, or wave shape, and is perforated and suspendedon the side of the cultivator by means of springs andan adjustable clipsubstantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents the beam of a plow; B B, the handles; C, the foot to whichthe share I) is attached. These parts are of usual construction, andtherefore do not require a minute de scription. The share D may be ofthe usual shovel form, or a small mold-board share may be used, such asis geuerallycmployed for cultivatng growing crops.

E is a shield, which may be constructed of sheet metal. This shieldv iscurved or bent similar to the mold-board of a plow, graduallycurvingoutward and upward and inward again toward its back end. Theshield when viewed sidewise has its front part of elliptical form, orapproximating thereto,as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 3, its back endbeing curved, as shown in the gures aforesaid. This shield is perforatedand is attached to a rod, F, the front part of which is coiled to form aspring, a, and the rod beyond the spring is atright angles to its otherportion, as shown at b, and extends through the lower part of a clip, G,which encompasses the beam A, and two wedges, c (I, one wedge, c, beingon the upper surface of the beam and the other below it, the wedge dbeing notched or recessed transversely at three or more differentpoints, as shown at e, in order to receive the part b of rod F, the partb being fitted in either of the recesses e. The part b of the rod F issecured to the clip G by two nuts, f f, both of which are shown in Figs.2 and 3.

To the back end of the rod F a spiral spring, l" II, is attached, andthis spring is connected to a hook, g, at the back part of the foot C.

share, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The shield` also gathers up andthrows all projectingleaves of the plants toward them, sothat theycannot, as hitherto, be buriedor covered. `By this arrangement,therefore,the` plow can run very` near the plants without danger ofinjuring them, and the plants willhavefine fresh mold thrown up againstthem. y y

The coil-spring u admits of the shield giving or vibrating laterallyunder `the action of the earth thrown against it by the share, and f yalso admits of the shield yielding vertically` as 4 it comes in contactwith the earth. This I y vibrating movement of the shield materially` y1 aids the passage of thetine earth through the shield, and, in fact,constitutes an` important i feature of the invention. The back spring,H,

retains the back part of the shield in proper position and atthe sametime admits of the vibration described.

The clip G may be adjusted on the beam A l at any desired point bylowering the wedges c d, and as the front part, b, of rod F maybesecured in either of the recesses e in the lower wedge, d, itwill beseen that the shield may be adj usted longitudinally at any desiredpoint i relatively with theshare D.

By unscrewing the nuts ff the shield may be turned down or up or raised`and lowered vertically, aecordin g to the depth of furrow required.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-,

The combination, with a cultivator-plow, of a shield, E, when saidshield in 4itstransverse i section presents a Cymru-reversa, or waveshape,

and is perforated and suspended at the side` of the cultivator by meansof springs a H and an adjustable clip, G, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

` J. V. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

JOHN D. HEATQN, P. M. ALEXANDER.

